I'm so sorry we couldn't do it here in Corby and East Northamptonshire. We worked so hard but just couldn't buck the national trend. I met so many people desperate for change. Men and women broke down in tears telling me how they're struggling to survive. I am sorry we couldn't deliver the much-needed change.

I worked on defence policy for a number of years in my day job and in my free time I ran Labour Friends of the Forces – the organisation reached out to vets to ask what could Labour do to help the community and we encouraged those who were interested in politics to stand for Parliament. In 2015, we supported three veterans from the Army and RAF to stand for Parliament.

Boris Johnson says he wants an investigation into various government leaks but oddly he doesn't want to publish the report into Russian interference in our politics which includes major donations to the Conservative Party.

Yesterday was Small Business Saturday. I love this campaign - it's about encouraging us all to embrace the unique businesses in our area. We all know they have a tough time with the current pressures on the high street and rise of online shopping so it's important to recognise and celebrate these smaller businesses and make an effort to shop local.

Our police station was closed by the Conservatives in 2017. They repeatedly said it wouldn’t happen but it did.

With the help and expertise of the late Mary Butcher and Mick from PubWatch, I submitted a number of Freedom of Information requests. The responses revealed the true extent of the damage of Conservative cuts to our police.

Over the past few months, I’ve become aware of some issues with existing property law and rights of those who buy new builds 🏠. Issues in both Priors Hall and Little Stanion have made clear to me we need reforms.

Did you see the news over the weekend? The news that Boris Johnson, yes that's right, the current Prime Minister, in the past referred to the children of single parents as 'ill-raised, ignorant and aggressive'. I guess Eton didn’t teach him compassion or understanding eh?

Disappointing to see the national poll by YouGov but it does show that this constituency is very much in play and with two weeks to go, I'm in with a fighting chance. Your vote could make all the difference here and after almost 40 years we could have someone from here, someone who really 'gets it' representing us and fighting our corner in Westminster.

BREAKING NEWS: Unveiled 451 pages of uncensored documents shows comprehensively that the NHS is on the table in Tory Brexit deal with the US. The Tories tried to cover it up but today it’s been exposed!

We've had 6 teams out across Beanfield today. A huge thanks to all the volunteers and all those voters who were open to a chat, especially those who said they've received their postal vote and given me their backing already.🤗👌Thank you!

I had a lovely time at my old school today talking to Sixth Form. It was great to see so many young people interested in politics and energised to vote and have their say on our future. Lots of topical questions on the future of local government, Brexit and how I'd deliver for our community.